Prefixes
a-
without
life
bi/o
-gen
that which produces
lactic
pertaining to milk
-itis
inflammation
ante-
before, in front of
lact/o
milk
itis
inflammation
mammary
pertaining to breast
-ectomy
surgical removal
contra
against
leuk/o
white
-asis or -osis
abnormal condition
gynecology
study of female anatomy
mastectomy
surgical removal of a breast
ultra-
beyond
dilat/o
to widen
-cele
protrusion
post partum
after childbirth
CCMR
Career, College Military Ready
false
pseudo-
embry/o
embryo
-oma
tumor
nulligravida
woman who has not been pregnant
-algia
pain
peri-
around
fet/o
fetus
-partum
childbirth
neonate
newborn baby
how many dwarfs are in Snow White
7
pre-
before
hem/o or hemat/o
blood
-lytic
destruction
antepartum
time before birth
How many health science programs do we have
7
primi-
first
py/o
pus
-logy
study of
neonatology
study of newborns conditions
how many credits do you need to graduate
26